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Destination

Dominican Republic

North America · Santo Domingo

When to go

Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Dry season
Rainy season
Cyclone season
Air⌀ 26 °C
24
24
24
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
Sea⌀ 29 °C
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
28
Rainfall⌀ 102 mm
32
49
71
91
106
91
156
183
150
124
108
61
Wind⌀ 4 м/с
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Daylight⌀ 12 h
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
Tourism: 7.6M international tourists a year▲ +35% over 5 yearsmoderate
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports

Public holidays

National holidays — closures and days off.

  • Constitution Day

    Día de la Constitución

    November 6, 2026

    Fri · in 38d

  • Christmas Day

    Navidad

    December 25, 2026

    Fri · in 87d

  • New Year's Day

    Día de Año Nuevo

    January 1, 2027

    Fri · in 94d

  • Day of Kings

    Día de Reyes

    January 6, 2027

    Wed · in 99d

  • Our Lady of Altagracia

    Día de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia

    January 21, 2027

    Thu · in 114d

  • Duarte's Birthday

    Día del Natalicio de Juan Pablo Duarte

    January 26, 2027

    Tue · in 119d

  • Independence Day

    Día de la Independencia de la República Dominicana

    February 27, 2027

    Sat · in 151d

  • Good Friday

    March 26, 2027

    Fri · in 178d

UNESCO sites

1

UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.

  • Colonial City of Santo Domingo
    1990Cultural
    Colonial City of Santo Domingo©

    Ciudad Colonial is the historic central neighborhood of the Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo. It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the Americas. The area has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is also known as Zona Colonial or more colloquially as "La Zona".

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Car rental & driving

Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.

Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.

Trafficright-hand

Health

Yellow fevercertificate for everyone
Malariain some areas — see detailsrisk present
Tap watersafely managed water: 45%bottled only
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis B

Country page on CDC

Internet

Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.

Onlinewidely online91%
Mobile datacheap$0.79/GB
eSIM: Supported
Apps that work

Ride-hailing: Uber

Prices

Food
Healthy diet$133/day
Fuel
Gasoline$318/L
Diesel$271/L

About the country

Capital
Santo Domingo
Continent
North America
Population
10,627,165
Area
48,730 km²
Currency
Peso · DOP
Time zone
09:59UTC−4
Sockets
AB

110 V · 60 Hz

Emergency
911all services
112universal
Calling code
++1-809 and 1-829
Languages
Spanish
Borders
🇭🇹 Haiti